This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: What question should safety and health professionals ask when making decisions that have an ethical ... (Read 88 times)

nramada

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 580
What question should safety and health professionals ask when making decisions that have an ethical component?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

List the social factors that may influence an employee's ethical behavior.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

frankwu0507

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 322
Answer to Question 1

Construction professionals should ask these questions themselves, and they should encourage other decision-makers within their organizations to do the same.
 Has the issue or problem been thoroughly and accurately defined?
 Have all dimensions of the problem (productivity, quality, cost, safety, health, and so on) been identified?
 Would other stakeholders (employees, customers) agree with your definition of the problem?
 What is your real motivation in making this decision? Meeting a deadline? Outperforming another organizational unit, or a competitor? Self-promotion? Getting the job done right? Protecting the safety and health of employees? Some combination of these?
 What is the probable short-term result of your decision? What is the probable long-term result?
 Who will be affected by your decision and in what way? In the short term? In the long term?
 Did you discuss the decision with all stakeholders (or all possible stakeholders) before making it?
 Would your decision withstand the scrutiny of employees, customers, colleagues, and the general public?

Answer to Question 2

Social factors can also influence ethical behavior in organizations. These factors include gender, role differences, religion, age, work experience, nationality, and the influence of other people who are significant in an individual's life. People learn appropriate behavior by observing the behavior of significant role models (parents, teachers, public officials, supervisors, and so on.) Because construction professionals represent a significant role model for their employees, it is critical that they exhibit ethical behavior that is beyond reproach in all situations.





 

Did you know?

Children with strabismus (crossed eyes) can be treated. They are not able to outgrow this condition on their own, but with help, it can be more easily corrected at a younger age. It is important for infants to have eye examinations as early as possible in their development and then another at age 2 years.

Did you know?

Dogs have been used in studies to detect various cancers in human subjects. They have been trained to sniff breath samples from humans that were collected by having them breathe into special tubes. These people included 55 lung cancer patients, 31 breast cancer patients, and 83 cancer-free patients. The dogs detected 54 of the 55 lung cancer patients as having cancer, detected 28 of the 31 breast cancer patients, and gave only three false-positive results (detecting cancer in people who didn't have it).

Did you know?

There used to be a metric calendar, as well as metric clocks. The metric calendar, or "French Republican Calendar" divided the year into 12 months, but each month was divided into three 10-day weeks. Each day had 10 decimal hours. Each hour had 100 decimal minutes. Due to lack of popularity, the metric clocks and calendars were ended in 1795, three years after they had been first marketed.

Did you know?

Chronic marijuana use can damage the white blood cells and reduce the immune system's ability to respond to disease by as much as 40%. Without a strong immune system, the body is vulnerable to all kinds of degenerative and infectious diseases.

Did you know?

Adults are resistant to the bacterium that causes Botulism. These bacteria thrive in honey – therefore, honey should never be given to infants since their immune systems are not yet resistant.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library